How to Change Names After Marriage

How-To: Change Your Name After Marriage

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How-To: Change Your Name After Marriage

You've thought long and hard about whether taking your new husband's name is the right thing for you. Once the decision has been made in favor of a new last name, it's time to take the necessary steps to make the swap. Follow my tips to make sure you don't miss any of the important pieces to changing your name — you'll avoid annoying complications later on.

Just did this, going to the court, passport, driver's license, bank statements, pheww. Just hope I don't get divorced lol. Found a pretty easy instructional manuel at http://howtochangeyourname.com/blog/how-to-change-your-name/

Changing your name isn't that hard really. I used a site called MrsForever that offers helpful free instructions and links to forms you can download. It was pretty simple to follow, gave me a place to start and helped me keep track of the process.

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It seems like a daunting process, but it's not. Just a bit time-conuming because you may have to do some things in person (i.e. DMV). The only other thing I would add on there is to make sure you change over any weird online things as the final step -- for example, your Amazon or iTunes accounts and any frequent flier programs you use.

I actually found it was easiest to do the passport and SS card first before the drivers license, because of the documentation requirements for a NJ drivers license.
Also, make a ton of copies of your marriage license and make up a standard letter to send to utilities, credit card companies, banks, frequent flier programs, magazine subscriptions, etc.